Regional dishes & banquets 地方菜与宴席

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Hudu Porridge (糊嘟) — dish photograph
Shanxi

Hudu Porridge 糊嘟

Hudu Porridge (糊嘟) is a traditional dish of Yangquan (阳泉) in Shanxi: cornmeal or naked-oat flour (莜面) cooked with vegetables into a thick, sticky mass that is picked up on chopsticks and dipped in a chilli seasoning.

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Shanxi

Gaoping Ten-Bowl Banquet 高平十大碗

Gaoping Ten-Bowl Banquet (高平十大碗) is a pork-centred banquet whose ten soup bowls form the closing main event. It is served in Gaoping (高平) for major festivals and weddings.

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Fried Batter Corners (油糊角) — dish photograph
Shanxi

Fried Batter Corners 油糊角

Fried Batter Corners (油糊角) are a fried snack of Yangcheng County (阳城), Jincheng (晋城), in south-eastern Shanxi. The dough is broomcorn millet flour (黍米面), and each piece is filled with either red bean or carrot.

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Shanxi

Shanyin Fried Dough Snacks 山阴油果子

Shanyin Fried Dough Snacks (山阴油果子) is listed among the local specialties of Shuozhou, Shanxi. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Shanxi

Lingshi Gulei Dish 灵石骨累

Lingshi Gulei Dish (灵石骨累) is listed among the local specialties of Jinzhong, Shanxi. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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